Government urged to act upon Phnom Penh–Svay Chrum bridge
The district of Svay Chrum, where the government has – since 2013 – been planning to build a bridge linking the Mekong river from west to east, is currently in the spotlight because of its advantageous geographical standpoint and slated future infrastructure development. ...
Siv Meng
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/post-property/government-urged-act-upon-phnom-penh-svay-chrum-bridge
Protesters prepare, as Hun Sen travels to New York for UN summits
Prime Minister Hun Sen left Cambodia Wednesday for UN summits in New York, where hundreds of Cambodian-Americans are preparing to protest, demanding the release of political and environmental activists currently in detention in the country. ...
Men Kimseng
http://www.voacambodia.com/content/cambodia-says-industralized-nations-must-help-mitigate-climate-change/2977125.html
Opposition visit to Oddar Meanchey marked by obstacles
Opposition leader Sam Rainsy and a convoy of CNRP officials had a rocky tour through the northwestern province of Oddar Meanchey on Wednesday. ...
Kuch Naren
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/opposition-visit-to-oddar-meanchey-marked-by-obstacles-96828/
Court acquits land broker in $2.5m fraud case
The Phnom Penh Municipal Court on Friday acquitted a land broker of allegedly defrauding a businessman out of $2.5 million over a 9,000-hectare economic land concession (ELC) in Mondolkiri province that was eventually revoked by the government. ...
Khuon Narim
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/court-acquits-land-broker-in-2-5m-fraud-case-97086/
Woman’s seizure prompts mass fainting at factory
Dozens of workers fainted at a garment factory in Kompong Chhnang province on Friday after seeing one of their colleagues have a seizure, which they feared was caused by an electric shock from her sewing machine, a police official said. ...
Sek Odom
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/womans-seizure-prompts-mass-fainting-at-factory-97082/
Snack tailored to prevent malnutrition
After years of research and testing, a nutritional snack meant to halt rampant malnourishment and stunting among Cambodian children has been developed in the form of a fish paste-filled wafer, which will be released on the market by 2017. ...
Janelle Retka
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/snack-tailored-to-prevent-malnutrition-99682/
Nagaworld expansion suspended
The controversial expansion of NagaWorld casino in Phnom Penh has been temporarily halted after an inspection of the construction site led Prime Minister Hun Sen to judge that it was interfering with the city’s beauty, according to City Hall. ...
Sek Odom
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/nagaworld-expansion-suspended-99673/
DPRK-invested museum opens in Cambodia's Siem Reap city
After five years of building, the 24-million-U.S.-dollar Angkor Panorama Museum, invested by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), opened in northwest Cambodia’s Siem Reap city, a local English newspaper reported on Monday. ...
Xinhua News Staff
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2015-12/07/c_134892948.htm
New orphanage rules met with fear, optimism
A new set of standards for orphanages that the Ministry of Social Affairs plans to enforce over the coming months, combined with a global move toward community-based care, has at least one organization worried it will be forced to close down. ...
Taylor o'connell
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/new-orphanage-rules-met-with-fear-optimism-103144/
Gov’t, UNHCR to share refugee responsibilities
The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) yesterday said that it would divide between itself and the Cambodian government the duties of processing and potentially relocating the scores of Montagnard asylum seekers whose claims the government finally agreed to hear on Wednesday. ...
Daniel de Carteret
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/govt-unhcr-share-refugee-responsibilities
Telecom Cambodia director fired amid embezzlement probe
The director-general of state-run phone and Internet operator Telecom Cambodia has been fired amid an investigation into alleged embezzlement within the firm, a spokesman for the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications confirmed on Sunday. ...
Kang Sothear
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/telecom-cambodia-director-fired-amid-embezzlement-probe-108795/
Controversial union law set for final review
The head of the National Assembly’s legislation commission said he hoped to have a controversial draft union law passed “very soon” after the latest round of feedback from unions and employers during a public workshop at Parliament on Wednesday. ...
Zsombor Peter and Khuon Narim
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/controversial-union-law-set-for-final-review-109689/
Preah Sihanouk officials meet over beach compensation plan
Preah Sihanouk provincial officials met on Monday to discuss an order from the national government to provide compensation for a number of families living and running businesses on O’Chheuteal Beach in Sihanoukville who are facing the threat of eviction. ...
Phsar Kandal vendors concerned over development talks
Plans to rebuild Phsar Kandal have struck fear into the market’s community of longtime vendors, who gathered on Monday over concerns they will become the latest victims of Phnom Penh’s surging inner-city development boom. ...
Ouch Sony
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/phsar-kandal-vendors-concerned-over-development-talks-112934/
Teachers’ association condemned
The Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport issued a statement yesterday condemning the Cambodian Independent Teachers’ Association (CITA) for calling on the Kingdom’s teachers to strike or protest in support of opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) leader Kem Sokha. ...
Tin Sokhavuth
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/25621/teachers----association-condemned/
Eco Park, Maybank in deal
The Singapore investor of Le Urban Eco Park, an ecologically-friendly satellite city, and Maybank have reached a deal to sell residential apartments and shop buildings in the park as the project nears completion by the end of the year. ...
Chea Vannak
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/25913/eco-park--maybank-in-deal/
Article 2 will stand: Hun Sen
Prime Minister Hun Sen yesterday hit back at opposition critics of his efforts to seek French expert help in modernising old colonial maps of Cambodia’s border with Vietnam, rejecting their claims that such an effort would require a constitutional amendment. ...
Vong Sokheng
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/article-2-will-stand-hun-sen
Parasites common in kids: study
Half of children in Battambang schools were found to have intestinal parasites that could impact their health, according to a recent study. of 308 students tested, over 50 percent were found to have a parasite, with 58 having multiple parasitic infections. ...
Erin Handley
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/parasites-common-kids-study
Bird flu outbreak halted
Health officials in Svay Rieng province, which was hit by an outbreak of bird flu (H5N1) early this month, said the virus has been stopped and there was no sign of a continuing outbreak. ...
Pav Suy
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/35658/bird-flu-outbreak-halted/
Kith Meng company secures timber release
Customs officers have released a pair of trucks that local officials said were seized late last month while being used to smuggle timber belonging to business mogul Kith Meng into Vietnam in breach of a government ban, according to police. ...
Aun Pheap
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/kith-meng-company-secures-timber-release-128163/